Hydrogen bomb test series completed amid London talks
The United States announced a final hydrogen explosion in the 1954 mid Pacific test series. The AEC and Defense Department said tests were successful in developing thermonuclear weapons, without revealing bomb counts. The timing aligned with a five power conference in London, amid foreign protests over radioactive fallout.
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Dy Associated Press
Washington
United States
mid-Pacific Proving Ground
Joint Atomic Energy Commission-Defense Department
London
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis Strauss
Wilson
Free World
Aea
Trial Of Alleged Reds In Recess In Philadelphia
Nine Philadelphia area defendants face trial on conspiracy against the United States charges. The case pauses until Monday as U S Attorney White seeks to admit statements and co conspirator remarks as evidence. Defense counsel Me Bride objects noting lack of direct conspiracy proof amid a separate $950,000 auto crash suit on Route 22.
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Bydiocare
Philadelphia
Thomas D. Me
Baumer
Purssutawney
Girl, 3, Struck by Car in Waterford. Seriously Hurt
A three year old girl, Mary Margaret White, was struck by a car in Waterford borough yesterday afternoon. She sustained a fractured left leg, forehead lacerations, and possible internal injuries and was taken to Hamot Hospital in Erie. The driver, Charles Biiley, 16, of Waterford RD 3, was driving south on Route 19 when the accident occurred.
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Waterford
Barry Bratracks
Mary Margaret White
Frederick White
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Charles Biiley
Biiley
Rowe
Col Shoop to Attend Air Fete in France
Corry native Colonel Clarence A. Shoop, commander of the 16th Fighter Bomber Wing California Air National Guard, is named among eight officers to represent the Nations Guard Association at Normandy ceremonies in June marking the tenth anniversary of the landings. His air reconnaissance missions included flying a P 38 Lightning to photograph invasion beaches, and he arrived in England weeks before D Day to lead photo recon efforts.
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Corryiles
B. A. Walsh
St. Paul
Minn
Milton A. ‘Reckard
Maryland
William H. Harrison Jr
Massachussettts
Karl F. ‘Housauer
New York
William H. Sands
Virginia
Jim Dan Hill
Wisconsin
Shoop
RAF
Lockheed
England
Cameria
Opi
Second Jury Panel Nears End in Wade Murder Case
In Warren a housewife, Mrs Harold Baker, testified in a private court chamber about information tied to Judge Allison D Wade and the Moon murder trial. She described neighborly ties to Wade and his mother from the 1930s and revealed a 1945 incident relevant to juror questioning.
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Warren
Allison D. Wade
Dudge Wade
Ifn
Harold Baker
Norman Moon
Harold
Martha Baker
R. P. Eston
Wade
Charles D. Baker
Oper
Motoring Mishap Ends With Cited Driver
William Ruffener, 53, of Worth street was cited after his truck rammed a parked car on West Main near Spring. The parked auto owned by Clair Casler, 32, of East Smith street sustained rear-end damage while Ruffener offered no reason for the crash.
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William Ruffener
Worth Street
West Main Street
Spring Street
Ruffener
Clair Casler
East Smith Street
Ruttener
Jurors In Moon Trial Secluded From Outside World
In Warren the Moon trial jury, facing down a high profile case, is kept isolated from newspapers magazines radio and television with jurors waking to meals provided in private dining and consuls serving as constables during proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maines
French Crisis Averted Until Conference Ends
Premier Laniel faces key Indochina policy questions as the Assembly narrowly supports him. A doomed Geneva conference outcome looms, with conscription and forces in Indochina under review and military moves to reinforce Tonkin and Hanoi discussed.
Airlifting French wounded begins from Dien Bien Phu
French forces start airlifting the gravely wounded from Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh promise at least 450 casualties freed from the fortress. First transport to Luang Prabang, then Hanoi, with 450 to 500 more expected over about two weeks amid monsoon complications and ongoing Red River delta fighting.
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Vietminh
Red River Delta
Associated Press
Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Luang Prabang
Ab Jenat
Red River
Phuly
Fianal
Pierre Huard
Hanoi University
Dién Bien Phu
Christian Dé Castries
Genevieve de Galard Terrante
de Chotries
Hirondelle
Huard
Monsoori
Army Private Escapes From Fort Dix Stockade
Fort Dix New Jersey eight state police alarm issued for Pvt. Martin J. McNicholan 18 of Yonkers New York who fled the Fort Dix stockade after hurling a sickle at a guard during grass cutting. He had served two months of an AWOL sentence and was confined since April 29.
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Fort DIX
Muparyana
Pvt
Martin J. McNicholan
Yonkers
N.Y
McNicholas
McMicholan
Convict Costello of Tax Evasion Faces Major Penalty
New York gangster Frank Costello was found guilty of federal tax evasion. The 68-year-old former head of a national underworld syndicate could face up to 18 years in prison and a substantial fine. The verdict followed months of legal battles including contempt charges and deportation proceedings.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Tess Uhan x
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Midh
Norm Toe
Sportsman Show Attracts 3000 At State Armory Event
About 3000 people visited the Corry sponsored sport show at the State Armory last night. Major league starter Bob Peller of the Cleveland Indians drew 1800 spectators, while Jaycee officials said the show will be an annual event with non sports themes possible in future years. An auditing session planned tonight will determine profits to fund city radio costs and a Jaycee fund. Local lobbyists and organizers were thanked for arrangements.
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State Armory
Bob Peller
Cleveland Indians
Jaycee
O the Jaycee
Jaycees
Perry Jerry Hoffman
West Main Atrest
Stanford Hose
Hever
J. Guy Butters
R. Lawrence Davidon
Corry Memorial Hospital
Bracken Funeral
Paul F. Bauer
Pine Grove Cemetery
Blue Ridge Bus Drivers to Vote on New Pact
About 200 Blue Ridge Bus Lines drivers plan to vote in Washington Pennsylvania on a proposed contract recommended by union officers. In Pittsburgh a six hour strike threatened 2 700 bus and trolley workers. A separate dispute looms as 1 100 taxicab drivers and Yellow Cab negotiate a new contract in a reportedly friendly meeting lasting several hours.
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Blue Ridge
Associated Biens
Pittsburgh
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
Western
Washington
Harmoay
Yellow Cab Co. Conus
Mides
U S and France Eyes Talks on Indochina War
Washington reports that the United States and France may begin direct talks in Paris on possible internationalization of the Indochina conflict. Officials expect negotiations to start between Paris and American embassy representatives, with potential later contact between Secretary Dulles and Foreign Minister Bidault. French interest grows as the Santel government survives a confidence vote though by a slim margin.
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Ameri
Dulles
Bidjuilt Iewn ApEn
State Department
France
Santel
Milk price criticism rattles Western Pennsylvania dairy industry
An Ohio dairy man told a Brookline Community Council meeting that Western Pennsylvania milk suffers from under consumption due to high prices. He cited 96 cents per gallon in the state versus 52 cents in Eastern Ohio and urged abolition of the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission as unconstitutional.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Brookline
Clinc
Pennsylvania
Tumple McAll
Eald
Pennsylania
Elders Die as Auto Crash Kills Couple in Pottsville
An elderly couple from Schuylkill Haven were killed in a truck collision on U S 122 last night. Their 9 year old grandson was critically hurt while another grandson escaped serious injury. The victims were Mr and Mrs Boy Meck, both about 85.
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Pottsville
Schuylkill Haven
U. S
Mire
Meck
Nobel laureate Otto Biern wins Pittsburgh physics award
Dr. Otto Biern, the first and only Pittsburgh native to win a Nobel Prize, was tonight honored with the Pittsburgh Physical Society physics award.
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Pittsburgh
Otto Biern
Fine And Taylor Breach Widens In Harrisburg
Gov John Pine bypassed Dauphin County Republican leader M Harvey Taylor to name Edward A Herre Sr as Dauphin County patronage representative. Herre will be asked to take the county controller post vacancy. Fine also named Near Lingle to become Dauphin County treasurer to fill the vacancy. Taylor was not consulted.
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Fine
Taylor
Associated Press
Harrisburg
John 5
Pine
Harvey Taylor
Edward A. Herre Sr
Tim
Dauphin County
Herta
Lingle
Haxtlaburg
Top Level Talks Details in Senate Army Probe
Washington reports detail the McCarthy Army hearings with senators Dirksen Mundt and Bensten testifying about January discussions with Army Counselor John G. Adams. Welch and Adams spar over who could be questioned as the White House aides and Attorney General Brownell figure in the January conference.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower Administration
Benstora
Dirke
CRY and
Adams
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Genera
Pvt
David Schine
Dirksen
Mundt
Trst
Cohn
Benator McCarthy
Senator Pot
R-Mich
Adama
Iolea
Brownell
Justice Department
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Executive Department
Sherman Adama
Eight Tarenturn youths tied to burning cat case freed
Tarentum Pennsylvania police report eight Leechburg High School seniors released to parents after they allegedly poured gasoline on a stray cat and set it on fire near Penn Green Oil Co storage tanks. Officer Mateareid said the cat ran toward the tanks but became entangled under a wire gate, preventing a larger explosion.
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Amoclave
Tarentum
Ivan Mateareid
Leechburg High School
Penn Green Oil Co
Molotov Proposes Neutral Supervision for Indochina Endgame
At a nine-party Indochina conference Molotov urged the settlement be overseen by a Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. He offered a supplement to the Vietminh plan signaling a shift from prior Communist positions. Western powers gave no immediate response on supervision adequacy.
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Supervisory Commission
Sabs
Vietminh
Russia
Vyacheslav. M. Molotov
Indochina
Georges Bidault
Molotov
Navarre plan written off as Indochina war shifts
Washington reports that the Navarre plan, once guiding Franco American hopes for Indochina victory, has been quietly abandoned. French officials cite Dien Bien Phu as reducing its relevance, noting Vietminh strength and capability to fight large scale operations. U S officials warn of Chinese military aid and weaknesses on allied sides.
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U. S
Proce
Washington
Vietminh
Henri Navarre
Indochina
Foreign Legion
Dien Bien Phu
Student wins statewide essay contest in Pennsylvania
A 17 year old high school senior from Habibhurg wins the Legion statewide essay contest. The recipient earns a senatorial scholarship and plans to attend Pennsylvania State University this fall.
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Habhibburg
Zabi
Legion
Pennsylvania State University
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Normandy
National Guard Association
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Joseph Laniel
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Geneva
Kores
Lane
Keiny Brance
Silyon
FT. DIX Stockade
Jaycee Venture
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Perry Hoffman
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